I missed George Carlin when he was making a name for himself in the 1970s, I skipped his groundbreaking HBO specials. I never saw him live. And the first line of his memoir, didn't exactly grab me.
Irene Zutell | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media
The riddle is this: Who but a child less than years of age would buy a sweater, a watch or an SUV because Tiger Woods -- or any celebrity -- endorsed that product?
Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment
It might be a Man's World, but there's always room for California Girls. A list of 25 recordings has been announced for the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame ...
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 11.28.2009 | Comedy
Who is Sarah Ball and why is she saying awful things about Emo Phillips? And, why is she not saying awful things about Robin Williams?
Tony Hendra | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy
Calling George Carlin a "comedian" describes his work as inadequately as "painter" describes Francis Bacon or "guitarist" BB King. No one understood better that comedy at its best is a dark and beautiful art.
Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy
"I decided to sue when My communications to humans were ignored by the few whose personal agendas were believed by the many," God said.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
Like a spider, I am also caught up in an urge to move forward, make order and fix what has been undone by time.
Coleen Rowley | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style
When I forwarded the "Bad American" propaganda email to my friend, piano teacher Tom Dickinson, for comment, he decided to answer it point by point.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.05.2009 | Comedy
Andy Samberg, Joy Behar, Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Craig Ferguson, Norm McDonald, Mike Myers, Laura Kightlinger, Dave Chapp...
Julia Moulden | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living
For years, I've been collecting great quotes. They're words to live by. And they're invaluable to a speechwriter like me.
Susan Sisko Carter | Posted 07.22.2009 | Entertainment
"How could that be possible? A year? No...can't be. Seems like it just happened." That's what people say when I tell them: George Carlin died on June 22 -- a year ago.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green
Robbie Kenner didn't mean to make a horror film when he started working on Food, Inc.. But you can't shine a light on our food chain without exposing some ugly truths.
Posted 07.02.2009 | Comedy
Bill Cosby's latest appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" airs tonight, and in the segment he admits to stealing part of George Carlin's ...
Kerry Trueman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green
Yes, habits must change, but in order to accomplish that, you've got to give consumers true freedom of choice.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 04.25.2009 | Home
Last Saturday was the Spring Equinox. A period of time similar to a full, human gestation has occurred, and yes, I am being born, again. And just like childbirth, it is a messy and painful experience.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 03.12.2009 | Home
Last Wednesday PBS aired the Mark Twain Prize in which my father, George Carlin, was posthumously honored for his life long work in Comedy.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living
Today, I will let this Winter Solstice be an opportunity of awakening. I will not only contemplate what has been lost in my own life, but what has been lost in this country.
Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment
It isn't that hope or irony are wrong, what's wrong is that we think we need to pit them against each other, and that they can't co-exist. The old lines in the sand are being erased on every level.
Donald Liebenson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago
Name a comedy personage, and Brenner likely has a story about him. Steve Martin credits Brenner with advising him how to make the transition from opening act to headliner.
AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The late comedian George Carlin _ famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" _ was honored Monday with the Mark Twain P...
Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment
It was with great anticipation that I dove into Louie C.K.'s new stand-up special on Saturday evening, only to be crushed by how unfunny most of it was.
AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment
WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late comedian George Carli...
Lionel | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics
Now's the time to focus on a bigger issue and message that affects all citizens of Mother Earth, not conservatives and/or progressives: A full-fledged, honest-to-goodness, we're-serious-this-time battle against preventable deaths.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media
Groundbreaking comedian George Carlin, who died last month, was honored by the United States Congress with the flag that flew over the Capitol on June 23, 2008, the day the world awoke to learn that he had died.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 12.11.2009 | Books